NCBS To Welcome The 2018 Pick & Gather Festival At Riverdance Farms On Memorial Day Weekend

The Riverdance Farms blueberry crop.
A relaxing swim in the Merced River at the Pick & Gather Festival.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the 2018 Riverdance Farms’ Pick & Gather Festival on Memorial Day Weekend in Livingston.

You can plan your May 25-27 holiday weekend around a camping trip, fruit-picking, music festival, kid-entertaining, and great food event on the farm and the Merced River.

More details will be announced soon.

Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Announces Updated Line-Up And Location, March 9-11 Dates Stay The Same

The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held March 9-11, 2018 at the San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos (note new location).

The line-up:Ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Honeysuckle Possums, Jeff Baldwin & The Harmony Grits, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Lonely Bird Band, Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey, Crying Uncle, Laura Lind, Brent Pierce Family & Friends, The Naked Bootleggers, Ben Lomond & The Highway Niners, BanjerDan, plus host bandĀ The Brookdale Bluegrass Band.

The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

FREE Sunday May 6 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Set For The Duck Pond Stage

The NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair!

Note New Date: SUNDAY, May 6, 2018.

The 2018Ā Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set forĀ May 5, Noon-6:00pm at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz.

The FREE Saturday afternoon of music, sunshine, and good friends is presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.

At Brookdale & Good Old Fashioned Festivals, Historical Fun Comes Along With The Bluegrass Music

The view of the hills from the Historical Village Plaza, San Benito County Historical Park.

At the March 9-11, 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival and at the August 9-12, 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, the bluegrass music will come with some historical fun.

Both gatherings will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).

Our hosts are the members of the San Benito County Historical Society. Over a half-century, these folks have collected and rebuilt original buildings from around the county to create a circa-1880s village — the perfect complement to our handmade music.

The village will be open for fans to enjoy throughout both festivals. Enjoy!

The Cottage Saloon at the San Benito County Historical Park.

Blue Summit To Appear At The Summit House On Thursday February 15

The Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House brings FREE bluegrass music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains every week and will presentĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit thisĀ February 15.

TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill show will run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served at the top ofĀ Highway 17,Ā  6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.

The performance is presented by theĀ The Summit House and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Moved To New, But Familiar, Tres Pinos Venue For Spring 2018

TheĀ Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at a new, but familiar, location — theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos.

The historic park venue will once again host the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (August 9-12), so bluegrass fans will enjoy a visit to lovely Tres Pinos twice in 2018.

Tres Pinos, CA, the new location of the Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival.

The long-running Brookdale event, presented by Brookdale Bluegrass, was previously set for the Mount Cross Camp in Ben Lomond.

TheĀ March 9-11, 2018 dates are unchanged.Ā  The festival will be held indoors and camping will be available.

The Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals have been held at various San Lorenzo Valley venues several times each year since 1998.

All Brookdale festivals have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

KKUP Bluegrass Folk & Country Marathon Set For February 8-12 With Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets

The 2108 Bluegrass Folk & Country Marathon to support bluegrass and related programming on community radio station KKUP – Cupertino will be held February 8-12 at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas, and online at www.kkup.org.

Among the many premiums that await your donation are tickets to the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (August 9-12, 2018).

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